Withings on Sunday announced a suite of new wearables and what it claims is the world’s smartest cardiovascular monitor, having debuted its latest products as part of its Consumer Electronics Show appearance in Las Vegas, Nevada. The additions to the company’s wearable portfolio come in the form of the Move and Move ECG, with the former being a range of conventional smartwatches, whereas the latter encompasses analog timepieces infused with support for medical-grade electrocardiogram readings. An ECG for your wrist The Move ECG is the flagship part of the new product range, featuring a $129.95 price tag and a premium design coupled with a choice between black and white bodies, as well as a wide variety of bands. The former Nokia unit is presently trying to have the device approved by the FDA and CE in order to provide consumers with written guarantees of their medical effectiveness, with the plan being to have the Move ECG start retailing in the second quarter of the year. Outside of the on-demand electrocardiogram which utilizes three electrodes for consistent accuracy and takes under 30 seconds to do its thing, the Move ECG also offers day-long activity tracking and is highly automated in nature, being capable of automatically recognizing various workouts for maximum convenience. A 12-month battery is also part of the package, together with waterproofing that awearable can leverage your smartphone’s GPS connectivity in order to provide geographical context to your activity data, in addition to supporting sleep pattern tracking and a “Smart… [Read full story]